Quote of the Day: 26 December 2023 #QotD

“Wrong is wrong, even when you really, really want it not to be. I learned that one the hard way. It’s easy to do the right thing when it doesn’t cost you. Not as easy to do the right thing when your back is to the wall.” -Harry Dresden, Ghost Story
[Yes. Sometimes it costs us a bit to maintain our principles. Other times is costs us a lot. About the only thing that doesn't is adherence to in-group vs. out-group dynamics, or self-serving impulses as a way of life.]